Visa calls in payments change

Visa has brought to Australia its push to turn 3 billion mobile phones into wireless wallets with the launch of a cashless payment trial that promises to convert handsets into credit cards.

Toshiba Satellite A300 and U400

It's that time of year again, and by that I mean it's time for Toshiba's bi-annual update of its notebooks in both the consumer and business ranges.

Symantec rebuilds reputation

Software company Symantec says the release of the latest version of its Norton security systems for home users should help rebuild a reputation battered by string of products blighted by sluggish performance.

No more swipes at the petrol pump

Woolworths will become one of the first major Australian retailers to take full advantage of microchipped credit cards with the launch of a service allowing consumers to pay for petrol at the pump with just a flash of their card.

iPhone game earns painter $4k per day

New Zealand artist and self-taught Mac programmer David Frampton has struck gold with a helicopter game for the iPhone.

A new chip off the old block

What do opera singers and fish have in common? If you guessed Intel, you'd be right.

ePassports safe from forgers

The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) has moved to quell fears that computer chips embedded in Australia's new electronic passports could easily be duplicated.

Nuclear peace

Information technology plays a critical role in the work of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), the global inspectorate charged with verifying countries' nuclear activities.

Huge online games audience

Hundreds of millions of people are getting their Olympic fix from the internet.

Out of the box

It's barely 20 years since the personal computer became a fixture in the office, but the days of the desktop PC are numbered.

On the cards: marketing gets personal

Companies are amassing ever more precise information on individual customers.

Searching for the next level

Imagine a world where records for everything from the birth of Christ onward were available as digital media. Experts say this is the future.

Weekend warriors set for gadget power

Gadgets and gizmos once used only by elite riders are becoming available to mere mortals of the cycling world.